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Provorov Fights Pride Night: Hockey, Homophobia, And Reactionary Athlete Activism, Matthew R. Meier

Communication & Theatre Faculty Publications

The 2022–2023 NHL season witnessed a spate of reactionary protests to team-sponsored Pride Nights by players set off by Philadelphia Flyers defensemen Ivan Provorov. In this essay, I consider the reactionary side of athlete activism through an analysis of these protests. Drawing on a critical rhetorical perspective, I critique the discourse of players, coaches, teams, and the league to outline the discursive features of athlete activism that advocates for the hegemonic status quo. I argue that these reactionary protests feature a refusal to engage in public discourse, a reliance on individual beliefs and personal choices, and tacit institutional approval from …

Multi-Surface Height Model For Stage Tracking And Automated Or Remote-Controlled Follow Spot Systems: Correct Target Height On Platforms, Ramps, Stairs And Moving Scenery, Paul Hermann, Michel Honold

Defensive Publications Series

A multi-surface height model lets stage tracking and automated or remote-controlled follow spot systems place targets at the correct height on platforms, risers, ramps, stairs and moving scenery, instead of on a single flat floor plane. For a camera-based tracking system that provides position data, for example to a followspot system, the stage is described in stage coordinates by several surfaces (flat platforms, inclined ramps, stairs, height grids and imported meshes), each with a footprint, an elevation function and an identity. Image points such as mouse clicks and detection or zone foot points are corrected for lens distortion, cast as …

Spartan Daily, October 13, 2026, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2026

Volume 167, Issue 22

Beethoven’S Piccolo Apprenticeship: Eighteen Years Of Experimentation Before The Fifth Symphony, Rikki A. Wolpowitz

The Beethoven Journal

Beethoven is routinely credited as the "father of the orchestral piccolo," a claim resting primarily on his deployment of the instrument in the Fifth Symphony (1808). Yet this paternity metaphor obscures a crucial fact: Beethoven composed for the piccolo for nearly eighteen years before that symphonic premiere, producing works for court entertainment, public dances, and military bands that systematically explored the instrument’s capabilities. This article examines Beethoven’s complete piccolo output—nineteen works comprising thirty-two individual pieces—through a three-function analytical framework: the piccolo as range-extender, as vehicle for programmatic effect, and as independent voice. Beginning with the Musik zu einem Ritterballett (1790) …

The Small Reveal: The Identity Of Beethoven’S Brutus Bust, Scott Messing

The Beethoven Journal

Currently displayed in the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn is a bust labeled “Luc. Brutus,” referring to Lucius Junius Brutus, the Roman republic’s first consul. Beethoven’s purported ownership of this porcelain figure is not beyond question, following its first mention by Anton Schindler in the third edition (1860) of his Beethoven biography. Its prior history, however, is unknown. Even so, scholars have invoked it, owing to this ancient official’s extreme means to preserve the republic: he condemned his two sons to death for conspiring to overthrow the regime. Writers have linked this remarkable act of rescuing the state from the threat of …

Usd Magazine Fall 2026, Publications Department

University of San Diego Magazine (1992- )

Beauty, Goodness and Truth; Dear Toreros; Around Alcalá Park; Counsel for the Community; Faith in Action; Toreros Together for Global Impact; Climate Collaborative; At the Edge of It All; Global Perspectives; Torero Athletics; Toreros Making Waves; In Memoriam; Leading With Love

The Rider (2026-10-12), Daniela Chapa-Reyes

The Rider Archives

Vol. 12, No. 8

Pola Pengembangan Gerak Tari Banyuwangi Dalam Tari Sasanjung Karya Ragiel Alfan Di Sanggar Tari Kuwung Wetan, Banyuwangi, Anandhita Dwi Aristanti, Robby Hidajat

Journal of Language, Literature, and Arts

This study describes the development of Banyuwangi dance movements and the elements of posture, movement, rhythm, and tempo in Sasanjung, a dance choreographed by Ragiel Alfan at Kuwung Wetan Dance Studio in Banyuwangi Regency. A descriptive qualitative approach was employed. Data were collected through observation, documentation, and interviews with five informants: the choreographer, a dancer, the studio owner, a musician, and a local cultural expert. Data analysis involved data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing and verification. Credibility was examined through triangulation across sources and data collection techniques. The findings indicate that Sasanjung draws primarily on Gandrung dance through the …

Analisis Musikal Aransemen Lagu Basanan Oleh Grup Jazz Patrol Kawitan Banyuwangi, Khalif Ardiansyah, Tutut Pristiati, Yurina Gusanti

Journal of Language, Literature, and Arts

Basanan is a musical repertoire from Banyuwangi associated with the oral traditions of the Using community. This study aims to analyze the musical arrangement of Basanan performed by Jazz Patrol Kawitan Banyuwangi, focusing on melody, harmony, rhythm, structure, dynamics, and instrumentation. A qualitative descriptive-analytical approach was employed, using audiovisual performance recordings, musical transcriptions, interview data, and relevant literature. The analysis involved repeated observations, identification of musical elements, and interpretation of their relationships within the arrangement. The findings indicate that the arrangement employs pitch material associated with B-flat major, with an emphasis on G in certain melodic passages. Its harmonic treatment …

Instalasi Sebagai Ruang Traumatis: Estetika Partisipatoris Dan Pengalaman Fenomenologis Dalam Karya Jompet Kuswidananto, Muhammad Majid Amanulloh Kusmadi, A. Syaifuddin Rohman

Journal of Language, Literature, and Arts

This study examines Jompet Kuswidananto’s installation artworks as spaces that represent traumatic memory through bodily engagement and audience participation. The study employs a descriptive qualitative approach informed by Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology and Claire Bishop’s perspective on participatory aesthetics. Data were collected through interviews with the artist and participants and through document analysis. The analysis focuses on two works, On Paradise #2 and Subterranean Thunder #1, selected for their relevance to traumatic memory, aesthetic experience, and audience participation. The findings show that both works construct experiences through relationships among objects, space, sound, light, and the audience’s body. Merleau-Ponty’s perspective demonstrates …

Free University Press: February 22, 1971

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

No abstract provided.

Climbing As Healing: In War-Torn Ukraine, An American From Pennsylvania Leads A Climbing Program For War-Affected Children, Natalie Berry

Appalachia

A journalist gets to know young climbers and their families as they explore rock in Ukraine.

2026-10-08 Hedreen Collection To Be Partially Auctioned Off, Korede Oseni

The Spectator Online

No abstract provided.

Spectator 2026-10-08, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

“No Duende Here”: The Inaccessibility Of Reality In Ben Lerner´S Leaving The Atocha Station., Heike Scharm

INTI: Revista de literatura hispánica

No abstract provided.

The Current - Volume 37 Issue 3, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Buffeted By Change, Researchers Seek Continuity And Investment: Results From The Ithaka S+R Us Researcher Survey, Chelsea Mccracken, Dylan Ruediger, Ruby Macdougall

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Executive summary

The research enterprise in the United States, established after the second world war, is experiencing massive disruption. US colleges and universities are grappling with federal and state disinvestment and intervention at a time when AI and other technologies are reshaping how research is conducted and its findings are communicated. As a result, researchers at US higher education institutions are operating in an unstable environment. Against this backdrop, the findings from our survey of 4,003 researchers, fielded in late 2025, demonstrate that they remain committed to carrying out essential work and that they are doing so in innovative ways—through …

Free University Press: February 8, 1971

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

No abstract provided.

Free University Press: January 25, 1971

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: October 07, 2026, Eastern Illinois University

Daily Eastern News: 2026-2027

No abstract provided.

Lindenwood Digest, October 7, 2026, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

• Document Type & Date: Institutional internal newsletter (Lindenwood University Employee Digest), published October 7, 2026.

• Core Entities & Provenance: Published by Lindenwood University Communications and Public Relations for faculty, staff, and adjuncts; references administrative units and venues including Human Resources, Library Services, the Lindenwood Learning Academy, Mane Media Productions, LARC, Harmon Hall, and Boyle Family Gallery.

• Key Themes & Context: Administrative compliance and governance via annual employment policy acknowledgments and overdue staff performance goals in Workday; academic grading protocols requiring special grade entries (AF, N, I, AH, BH) by October 19 and automated Canvas-to-Anthology synchronization; faculty development initiatives encompassing the …

Academics’ Experiences Of Integrating Open Educational Resources Into Study Guides In Sri Lankan Distance Education, W.M.A.P. Sandamini Fernando, Fareed Mohamed Nawastheen

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Open educational resources (OER) can provide additional learning materials for distance education students. However, limited research has examined academics’ experiences of using OER in distance teacher education study guides. This study examined academics’ perceptions and experiences of integrating OER into the study guides of the Postgraduate Diploma in Education programme at a university offering open and distance education in Sri Lanka. The study used a survey design with 30 purposively selected academics involved in developing courses for the programme. Data were collected through a questionnaire containing 25 items rated on a five-point scale and three open-ended questions. The responses were …

Spartan Daily, October 6, 2026, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2026

Volume 167, Issue 19

2026 Annual Justice Festival Program, Caudill College Of Arts, Humanities, And Social Sciences

Justice Festival at Morehead State University

The program for the 6th Annual Justice Festival held on October 6, 2026 on the campus of Morehead State University.

Convergence As Capability Toward Realizing The 2026 National Defense Strategy, James Giordano

Strategic Insights

This commentary argues that revitalizing the U.S. defense industrial base requires more than expanding conventional production capacity. It calls for a broader, distributed national security industrial ecosystem that integrates critical technologies such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum science, advanced materials, big-data analytics, and autonomous systems. Dr. Giordano recommends mission-oriented convergence programs, greater participation by nontraditional firms and universities, modular and interoperable acquisition, distributed manufacturing hubs, deeper supply-chain visibility, and investment in interdisciplinary talent. The ability to integrate emerging technologies into scalable, adaptable military capabilities should be treated as a core source of U.S. strategic advantage and deterrence.

Comparative Analysis Of User Interface Design In Genshin Impact And Wuthering Waves: Generation Z Players’ Perceptions And Preferences, Nasywan Aqila Auliarai, Pranti Sayekti

Journal of Language, Literature, and Arts

This study examines the user interface (UI) designs of Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves and explores Generation Z players' perceptions of their visual and functional characteristics. Employing a descriptive qualitative comparative approach, data were collected through direct game observation, interface documentation, semi-structured interviews, and open-ended questionnaires involving five Generation Z players domiciled on Java Island, Indonesia. The analysis focused on four interface components: the heads-up display, main menu, character menu, and inventory menu, evaluated using five design principles: clarity and simplicity, clear and concise language, consistency, visual hierarchy, and visual aesthetics. The findings indicate that Genshin Impact emphasizes descriptive navigation, …

Objective And Formal Introversion In Medieval Khurasan Ceramics: A Visual-Semiotic Study Of Selected Bamiyan Vessels, Ammar Abdl-Kadhim Mahdi

Journal of Language, Literature, and Arts

This study examines objective and formal introversion as an analytical framework for understanding the visual organization of 12th–13th-century CE (6th–7th centuries AH) glazed ceramics from Bamiyan within the broader cultural context of medieval Khurasan. While previous scholarship has extensively addressed the typological, technical, and decorative characteristics of Khurasanian ceramics, comparatively less attention has been given to the structural principles governing their internal visual organization. Using an art-historical and visual-semiotic approach, the study analyzes five purposively selected vessels from a documented corpus of 15 objects. The analysis examines morphological characteristics, compositional structure, center–periphery relationships, directional movement, boundaries, figuration, and negative space. …

Kesalahan Berbahasa Indonesia Penutur Rusia Non-Imersi Di Tiktok Dan Instagram: Antara Interferensi Dan Register Kolokial, Dyah Ayu Larasati

Journal of Language, Literature, and Arts

This study aims to describe patterns of Indonesian language errors produced by a Russian speaker in social media content on the @marielle.world account and to identify the factors contributing to these errors. This descriptive qualitative study examined five posts, comprising one Instagram post and four TikTok posts. Data were collected using non-participant observation and note-taking techniques and analyzed through a five-stage language error analysis procedure. The findings identified 68 instances of deviation, classified into two analytical categories. First, 28 non-native errors resulted from interference and incomplete mastery of Indonesian linguistic rules, predominantly phonological errors (22 instances), followed by the omission …

Keefektifan Board Game Puzzle Dalam Meningkatkan Keaktifan Dan Pengetahuan Komposisi Visual Menggambar Still Life Di Smp Kelas 8, Novia Ratu Imronia, Iriaji Iriaji

Journal of Language, Literature, and Arts

Visual arts learning at SMPN 10 Malang still faces limitations in instructional media that support students’ understanding and active participation. This study aimed to analyze learning needs, develop and validate a visual composition board game puzzle, and examine its effectiveness in improving students’ knowledge and learning engagement. The study employed a Research and Development (R&D) approach using the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). Data were collected through observations, interviews, expert validation questionnaires, knowledge tests, and observations of students’ learning engagement. The needs analysis indicated a demand for more engaging and interactive media for learning the …

Strategi Kebahasaan Dalam Representasi Gender Feminin Pada Iklan Produk Kecantikan Di Tiktok Indonesia, Zulfa Maya Ramadhani, Afkarina Fajriatul Khasanah, Nida Baikah, Roekhan Roekhan

Journal of Language, Literature, and Arts

TikTok has become a digital communication space for promoting products while constructing representations of identity and gender. This study examines linguistic strategies in the representation of femininity in beauty product advertisements on TikTok Indonesia. It employs a qualitative descriptive method using Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis (Feminist CDA). The data consist of verbal elements from advertisements by Scarlett Whitening, Wardah Beauty, and Natur-E, analyzed in terms of lexical choices, grammatical structures, persuasive forms, and rhetorical strategies. Data analysis involved data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing and verification. The findings indicate that linguistic strategies construct femininity through associations among beauty, self-confidence, …